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Book SynopsisThe Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world.
Table of ContentsForeword xi
Michael Milken
Preface: Aging and Change—A New Day is Coming xix
Paul H. Irving
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction: The Rise of a Mature World: By the Numbers xxv
Paul H. Irving and Anusuya Chatterjee
Part One: Opportunities and Innovations 1
Chapter 1: Our Aging Population—It May Just Save Us All 3
Laura L. Carstensen
Longevity is Here to Stay 5
The Future of Aging Societies 7
Senior Moments 8
The Power of the Aging Brain 11
Motivation, the Aging Brain’s Secret Weapon 14
Tapping a Rich Resource 16
Notes 16
Chapter 2: Personalized Aging: One Size Doesn’t Fit All 19
Pinchas Cohen
Personalizing Medicine 23
Genomics: Sci-Fi No Longer 24
Nutrition and Genes 25
To Diet or Not? 26
A Field in Its Infancy 27
Let’s Prove It 28
To Run or Walk? 29
Supplemental Jury Out 30
Looking Good, Feeling Good 30
Conclusion 31
Notes 32
Chapter 3: The Bold New World of Healthy Aging 35
Freda Lewis-Hall
The Mother of All Confluences 36
A Data and Diagnosis Revolution 37
Our New Guardian Angels 39
A Golden Age of Medicines 42
The New World of Vaccines 43
Never Too Old—For Surgery 44
Is That My Liver on the Printer? 45
The Wild Card: Tackling Alzheimer’s 46
We Have Met the Solution, and It is Us 47
Eight Days a Week—Only the Start 48
Notes 48
Chapter 4: Disruptive Demography: The New Business of Old Age 51
Joseph F. Coughlin
Demographic Transition and the New Face of Old Age 52
Mapping New Markets in an Aging Society 53
Supporting People as They Age 56
Enabling Independence 57
New Lifestyles of the Mature Adult 58
The Boomers’ Social Impact 61
Conclusion 61
Notes 62
Chapter 5: A Longevity Market Emerges 63
Ken Dychtwald
The Age Wave Marketplace 64
What, Me—Old? 66
I Am Not My Age 68
Targeting Self-Perception 68
Show Them Something New 69
The New Look of Longevity 71
Aging and Experiences: Doing, Not Owning 71
Comfort Matters 73
The Psychology of Security and Safety 75
Accommodating the Aging Body 76
The Age Wave Marketplace: What’s Next? 77
Fitting the New Form 80
Notes 80
Chapter 6: The New Global Economy, through an Aging Lens 83
Michael W. Hodin
Peril or Promise? 84
Global Strides Toward Aging’s Upside 86
It’s Just Good Business 87
Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces 92
Embracing the Window of Opportunity 94
Notes 95
Part Two: A Changing Landscape 97
Chapter 7: Encore: Mapping the Route to Second Acts 99
Marc Freedman
Rethinking the Patio Life 100
A New Stage of Life 101
A Gap Year for Grown-Ups 104
Highest Education 105
Paying for the Encore 106
The Freedom to Work 108
Capitalizing on the Upside 110
Notes 111
Chapter 8: The Mature Workforce: Profiting from All Abilities 113
Jody Heymann
A Shaky Foundation 114
Revisiting Perceptions and Biases 116
Deflating Age Discrimination 117
Laying the Foundation 119
Reaping the Economic Gains 121
A Zero-Sum Game or an Intergenerational Win? 122
A Rejuvenated Workforce 124
The Space-Program Effect 125
Notes 126
Chapter 9: Boomer Philanthropists: A Golden Age of Civil Society 131
Susan Raymond
Philanthropy as Leadership 132
Older and Kinder 133
A Golden Age of Civil Society 135
The Rising Role of Women 137
Philanthropy and Ethnicity 139
Reinforcing the Golden Age 140
Conclusion 142
Notes 143
Chapter 10: A City for All Ages 145
Henry Cisneros
Demography and Urban Destiny 146
Aging in America’s Cities 147
Aging and the Living Environment 148
Fostering Independent Urban Lives 149
Building the City for All Ages 150
A Strategy for Human Service Needs 154
Conclusion 161
Notes 162
Chapter 11: Aging and Learning: The Future University 163
Steven Knapp
Universities in the New World of Aging 165
The Study of Aging 166
Back to School 168
Learning from Older Teachers and Scholars 172
Conclusion 175
Notes 175
Part Three: Perspectives and Possibilities 177
Chapter 12: Aging in a Majority–Minority Nation 179
Fernando M. Torres-Gil
The Great Challenge 181
The Political Tempest 184
A Journey of Ethnicity and Aging 185
Boomers and Latinos—Demographic Destiny 186
A Symbiotic Convergence 188
The Common Ground 190
Shifting Political Winds and Alliances 192
Notes 192
Chapter 13: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being in Britain and the World 195
Baroness Sally Greengross
Ageing in Britain 197
Increased Pressure on a Fragile NHS 198
Conquering Alzheimer’s Disease 199
Advancing Age-Friendly Environments 201
Eliminating Ageism 203
Conclusion 205
Notes 205
Chapter 14: Financial Security: Longevity Changes Everything 209
Dan Houston
The New Retirement 211
Off Track 211
A Foundation for Success 213
The Way Forward 214
The Final Challenge 222
Notes 222
Chapter 15: New Transitions: A Changing Journey of Life and Health 225
Philip A. Pizzo
The Life Continuum 227
Knowing When to Change 228
Timing a Transition 229
Health Opens Options 232
Contemplating Transformation 233
A New Kind of Sabbatical 234
Reaching for the Upside 236
Notes 236
Chapter 16: Life Reimagined: The Second Aging Revolution 237
A. Barry Rand
The Changes behind the Change 239
The First Aging Revolution 241
Redefining the “Golden Years” 242
Reimagining Life 244
What is Next? 247
Notes 248
About the Editor 251
About the Authors 253
Index 265
